You know the script: "You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. . . ." That language, which amounts to federalized protection against self-incrimination, isn't just the well-worn words of every cop show; it may damn well be the heart of our criminal-justice system. For that system always-ever begins with someone interacting with an officer of the law, and that interaction always-ever includes questions. What makes Miranda so crucial is that, among the slew of protections granted by the Bill of Rights, the right to not self-incriminate is a snowflake, because the very fact of an arrest puts a person at a disadvantage to the state, not to mention the immense tension that attends Johnny Law scheming to make someone forget or forfeit their constitutional right. Go ahead—name another right that cops try to talk someone out of on the regular.
You know the script: "You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. . . ." That language, which amounts to federalized protection against self-incrimination, isn't just the well-worn words of every cop show; it may damn well be the heart of our criminal-justice system. For that system always-ever begins with someone interacting with an officer of the law, and that interaction always-ever includes questions. What makes Miranda so crucial is that, among the slew of protections granted by the Bill of Rights, the right to not self-incriminate is a snowflake, because the very fact of an arrest puts a person at a disadvantage to the state, not to mention the immense tension that attends Johnny Law scheming to make someone forget or forfeit their constitutional right. Go ahead—name another right that cops try to talk someone out of on the regular. |
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From Anchorage Alaska to Washington D.C., here are the most fun and inclusive LGBTQ+-friendly bars across the United States. |
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The sustainable brand Veja, co-founded nearly 20 years ago by childhood friends and one-time bankers Kopp and François-Ghislaine Morillion, reported annual sales of $120 million in 2020, up from $78.5 million the year before. But the company, which responsibly sources wild rubber from the Amazon, spends exactly zero dollars on advertising. Veja does not gift products to celebrities either and, as Kopp tells us, they recently ignored a request from the costume department at Netflix's Emily in Paris. Despite its ambivalence (or perhaps because of it) Veja has been embraced by celebrities (Ben Affleck and Eddie Redmayne among them) and the fashion elite alike. Rick Owens did five collaborations with Veja; a second Veja x Marni drop arrives this month. How did two 25-year-olds (with no experience in fashion) start a sustainable brand with just $10,000 and end up a player in the hyper-competitive sneaker market? |
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"The Court finds that these emails are sufficiently related to and in furtherance of a conspiracy to defraud the United States." |
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His wife was just thirty-four. They had two little girls. The cancer was everywhere, and the parts of dying that nobody talks about were about to start. His best friend came to help out for a couple weeks. And he never left. |
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